Toshiba 50A61 Owners Manual - Page 29

Using the V-CHIP menu Some TV programs and movies include signals that classify the content of the program (violence, sex, dialog, language). The V-CHIP control feature in this TV detects the signals and blocks the programs according to your selections. To use this feature, perform the following setup. ENABLE BLOCKING 1. From the LOCKS menu, select ENABLE BLOCKING. 2. Press x or • to select ON or OFF. ON : To enable your settings (locks) OFF: To release your settings (unlocks) Note: The CH LOCK function is not affected by this selection. TV RATING (Independent rating system for broadcasters) 1. From the LOCKS menu, select TV RATING. 2. Press x or • to display the TV RATING menu. 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOCKS 7 8 V-CH I P 9 ENABLE BLOCK I NG ON / OFF 10 TV RAT I NG 11 MPAA RAT I NG 12 BLOCK I NG OPT I ON 13 CH LOCK 14 V I DEO LOCK V I DEO 15 FRONT PANEL LOCK OFF 16 NEW PIN CODE 17 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOCKS 7 8 TV RAT I NG MA 1 4 PG G 9 D I ALOG 10 LANGUAGE 11 SEX 12 V I OLENCE 13 NO DLSV 14 YOUTH TV RAT I NG 15 Y7FV Y7 Y 16 17 V -CH I P MENU 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 3. Press z or y to select an item. 4. Press • to lock (displays X ) Press x to unlock (displays ✓ ) 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to set the next item. The TV age-based ratings and content themes you can lock are listed in the table below. Ratings MA 14 PG G Y7, Y7FV Y Description and Content themes Mature Audience Only (This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17.) L) Crude or indecent language S) Explicit sexual activity V) Graphic violence Parents Strongly Cautioned (This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.) D) Intensely suggestive dialog L) Strong, coarse language S) Intense sexual situations V) Intense violence Parental Guidance Suggested (This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.) D) Some suggestive dialog L) Infrequent coarse language S) Some sexual situations V) Moderate violence General Audience (Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages.) Directed to Older Children (This program is designed for children age 7 and above. Note: Programs in which fantasy violence is more intense or more combative than other programs in this category are designated Y7FV.) All Children (This program is designed to be appropriate for all children) Note: The V-Chip function is available only for the U.S. V-Chip system. The Canadian V-Chip system is not supported. LOCKS menu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 LOCKS 7 8 8 9 V-CH I P 9 10 ENABLE BLOCK I NG ON / OFF 10 11 TV RAT I NG 11 12 MPAA RAT I NG 12 13 BLOCK I NG OPT I ON 13 14 CH LOCK 14 15 V I DEO LOCK V I DEO 15 16 FRONT PANEL LOCK OFF 16 17 NEW PIN CODE 17 18 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 To select each item: Press z or y . LIGHT RECALL POWER TV CABLE VCR MUTE TV/VIDEO TIMER 123 CH 456 7 100 C.CAPT 89 CH RTN VOL 0 ENT ADV/ PIP CH MENU FAV ENTER FAV RESET ADV/ EXIT PIP CH yzx • Press RECALL to display the rating of the current TV program. PG STEREO SAP TV-PG L V L V ANT 1 9 : 25 CABLE 4 29 Index Appendix Using the TV's Features Setting up your TV Using the Remote Control Connecting your TV Introduction